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Most popular baby names in Mississippi, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Mississippi in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 8,900 girls and 10,836 boys are in the Mississippi list.

#1 for girls
Amelia
105 babies · #4 in the US
#1 for boys
James
160 babies · #6 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Mississippi 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1Amelia“vigor, bravery”105▲ 2
  2. #2AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records100▼ 1
  3. #3CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”94▲ 3
  4. #4Olivia“olive; olive branch”86▼ 2
  5. #5Elizabeth“my God is an oath”81▲ 1
  6. #6MarySame root as Miriam, possibly meaning “bitter”71▼ 1
  7. #7Emma“entire”69▲ 3
  8. #8IvyFrom the word “ivy”67same
  9. #9Nova“new”65same
  10. #10LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202563▲ 11
  11. #11EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records61▲ 10
  12. #12HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”59▼ 8
  13. #13Naomi“my pleasantness”56▲ 8
  14. #13Paisley“pasture”56▼ 2
  15. #15AveryEditor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls55▲ 30
  16. #15EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”55▼ 1
  17. #15SadieDiminutive of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”55▲ 30
  18. #18Sophia“wisdom”54▲ 15
  19. #19Kinsley“Royal (a man's name) + s + woodland clearing”53▼ 2
  20. #20HazelFrom the word “hazel”49▼ 8
  21. #21JosieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #250 in 2015, #82 in 202548▲ 31
  22. #21Lucy“light”48▲ 24
  23. #23DelilahEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #115 in 2015, #51 in 202546▲ 35
  24. #23KehlaniEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #148 vs #894 in 202546▼ 8
  25. #23MillieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #469 in 2015, #73 in 202546▲ 14

Top 25 boys · Mississippi 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1James“May He Heel”160▲ 2
  2. #2William“will + helmet”155▼ 1
  3. #3Johnpossibly “God is gracious”151▼ 1
  4. #4NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records120same
  5. #5Elijah“Yahweh is my god”109▲ 1
  6. #6WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025106▲ 1
  7. #7LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”104▼ 2
  8. #8HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records93▲ 4
  9. #9HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records90▲ 12
  10. #10Thomas“twin”82▲ 21
  11. #11LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records81▲ 2
  12. #12CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 202577▲ 16
  13. #13Michael“who is like God?”75▲ 8
  14. #14AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 202571▼ 5
  15. #15MasonFrom a surname for “a stonemason”70▼ 7
  16. #16WalkerEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #340 in 2015, #78 in 202568▼ 6
  17. #17Grayson“steward”66▲ 1
  18. #17OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records66▲ 1
  19. #19Samuel“God has set or God has placed”65▼ 8
  20. #20WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 202564▲ 23
  21. #21SilasEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #71 vs #585 in 202563▲ 17
  22. #22JosiahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #54 vs #226 in 202562▼ 5
  23. #23Stetson“site in the Parish of South Brent”60▲ 15
  24. #24Christopher“carrier of Christ”59▲ 10
  25. #24JaxonEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #115 in 202559▲ 32

Names that stand out in Mississippi

Names in the Mississippi top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Mississippi births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameMississippiUSShare vs US
Londyn#77#3886.1×
Ryleigh#63#3436.1×
Journee#38#2585.9×
Mary#6#1255.7×
Khloe#41#2725.7×
Malani#89#3745.3×
Harmony#57#2765.1×
Kali#89#3234.6×

Boys

NameMississippiUSShare vs US
Jamir#86#5929.9×
Jamari#97#5769.0×
Karson#86#4537.1×
Khalil#97#3845.5×
Kohen#59#2955.1×
Karter#59#2704.6×
Kayson#57#2644.6×
Kingston#48#2044.0×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Mississippi). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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